I RECENTLY upgraded from traditional box speakers to in-wall speakers after delving into the world of in-walls with my recent review of the SVS 3000 In-Wall Subwoofer, which I installed in my den. My wife never liked the aesthetics of the entertainment system because the first thing you saw walking through the door was a wall-mounted bookshelf speaker, which stuck out a good 8 inches from the wall. Despite the great sound, it wasn’t so easy on the eyes.
After receiving approval from the CFO, I had to decide which in-wall speakers to purchase. The decision was pretty simple: I chose RSL (Rogersound Labs) because the company offers a tremendous value proposition and is built on a compelling story.
AN AMERICAN TALE
RSL started making speakers back in 1970 and became an instant success. Founder Howard Rodgers had a vision of building speakers with high-quality parts and selling them direct to the consumer at affordable prices; selling direct enabled the company to keep prices low by cutting out the middleman and eliminating profits collected by the distributor and dealer. The strategy worked. Rodgers opened his first factory-direct store in North Hollywood, CA in 1970, and as luck would have it, one of his early customers was a producer from Warner Brothers Records who was so impressed by what he heard that he ended up buying a pair of speakers and spreading the word
